Patrick Forster Email & Phone Number

Canada

Managing Real Estate portfolio for Travelers Canada.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Coordinate, oversee and direct work flow for office alterations- Composition of processes and procedures- Coordinate facilities activities including leasing, landlord and tenant relations and general administration of office furniture and equipment- Prepare block plans for office renovations- Manage project specific budgets and site specific operating.

• Coordinate documentation including stakeholder and project communication, project status reports, schedules, purchase orders, project budgets, moves / adds / changes (MACs), tender documentation / process and drawings
• Prepare reports and presentations to Executives and Stakeholders
• Liaise between Business Units as it pertains to project scope and delivery including Telephony, IT, Security and Real Estate
• Resource, time and allocation management
• Site visits, project… Show more
• Site visits, project progress verification, stakeholder requirements gathering

• Tracked Project progress
• Coordinated work streams
• Prepared reports and presentations to Executives and project team members
• Coordinated administrative and technical aspects
• Controlled project documentation including budgets, plans, issues, actions and risk logs
• Managed documents on web based repository SharePoint

• Managed product order and distribution
• Developed company website and catalogue
• Presented company at Toronto Boat Show
• Provided customer service including dispute resolution

• Controlled project budgets
• Reported to Client and project team members on regular basis
• Coordinated administrative and technical aspects
• Led Communications Team changing correspondence to policy holders
• Controlled documentation
• Monitored mail out to 3.5 million customers

• Developed, managed and maintained Project Management Plan
• Coordinated work streams, including Performance Management, Value Management, Risk Management, Reporting and Financial Controls
• Developed and maintained the IT Evaluation Management System and Change Control System
• Developed Financial Recording Matrices and Guidance Document
• Evaluated tenders for Risk, Cost, Value and Whole Life Performance
• Prepared periodic reports

• Coordinated private and public sector construction and refurbishment projects
• Managed site and project office IT requirements
• Assisted in tender breakdown, distribution and comparison

• Managed projects in Canberra, Sydney, New Zealand and Singapore from tender to completion
• Responsible for construction of office spaces, quality assurance, change control and completion of defects and handover documentation
• Responsible for client satisfaction: Compaq Computers, Nortel Networks, Credit Suisse First Boston, Commonwealth Funds Management and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
• Marketed and won projects in Canberra

• Developed and managed Communication Plan
• Coordinated contractors and service delivery
• Reported project progress
• Reconciliation of contract variations
• Managed replacement / upgrades to computer hardware, cabling and software
• Managed project budgets